Galaxy S6 Edge Shows Up in Pictures Next to Regular Galaxy S6

Shortly after the first alleged pictures of the Samsung Galaxy S6 showed up in prototype form yesterday, another leak came with two photos of what may be the Galaxy S6 Edge. For weeks (if not months) we have heard rumors of the possibility of there being two new Galaxy S6 models in the works, one with the Edge technology used in the Galaxy Note Edge. Assuming these images are genuine, this is how things have changed for the new Galaxy S.

The photos are pretty low quality, but we can see below that the device situated top-left, with the home screen up, has slanted edges on each side of its face, just like rumors suggested it would. This is the Galaxy S6 Edge. The technology here differs a bit from the Note Edge, though, in that the edge displays are showing the same content as the home screen rather than dedicated panel information. That could mean that you are able to toggle edge displays on or off depending on the situation, they have gotten smarter with how they display content, or Samsung ditched panels altogether and is instead just making a phone that looks cool with curved edges. Really tough to tell from a single image.

On each phone, we are seeing a fatter home button, which likely means we have a real fingerprint sensor, instead of the janky swipe-required sensors seen in last year’s Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4.

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The bar code or the region that is hidden may be the logo of carrier. The best thing that is almost confirmed in Galaxy S6 is faster charging powered by qualcomm quick charge 2.0-technology.

TylerCameron

What are those hideous grey dots on the bottom bezel?

Jeffrey Fazal

may be the logo of some carrier!

Kee

Too little, too late. This design bores me. But I will credit Samsung for making androids desirable. Before Galaxy line people looked at androids like you had to settle in some way.

204Guy

The Note 5 will be beautiful

James Cooper

No logo on the front of the phones!!!!!!

Chess

For those of us that add the Qi back and but it in a holster case – the plastic back was probably lighter and will look the same in the case 🙂

Michael Herma

Is it me or does the edge version look like it has a slightly smaller screen? Say 4.8″? Idk…that would be awesome though, love. Screen 4.7-5″. Perfect size. Although I love my one+ too 🙂

siddharth nair

I like what i see. I am sure it’ll look better in teal, royal blue and champagne gold if at all they launch it in those colors as per the earlier leaks.

NothingShocking

I never thought a Samsung phone could look so good, but that is only because the HTC One M9 looks so uninspired.

Ty Bayles

Oh wow..it looks like a….GS5….except with a glass back and fatter home button. I thought the design for this device was going to be earth shattering. Samsung needs a 180. Make a new design. Expand. Everything at Samsung (mobile devices) looks the same…Except for internally, I see almost no reason to upgrade.

A.Miller

Is the removable battery gone?

C-Law

They still haven’t put front firing stereo speakers on it like HTC and Moto. Man I really love that feature of my N6 and N9

Samsung can’t ever win can they? People complain about the “cheap” materials, so Samsung fixes that. Now people are saying this design is ugly and too much of the same. I wouldn’t expect them to change their design language. It’s what people know from Samsung. They are trying to appeal to the mass market, not the 1% (like us). I’m glad Samsung went with premium materials and I don’t think these designs look half bad.

OF

This is disappointing. I was excited wcting something more fluid and refined. We shall wait and see the final specs though.

RoboCop

I’m fine with a glass back. I loved it on the Sprint LG whatever it was, a few years ago and I’ve always liked the clean premium look on the iPhone. If you take care of your stuff I don’t see why its a problem.

flosserelli

I love the glass back of my Nexus 4. People that don’t keep up with phones always ask me what phone it is and comment about its appearance. I put a Zagg shield on the back to keep it from sliding off tables. I’d love to see a phone with translucent glass back showing off the internals, but I know that will never happen (Project Ara might come close).

s0uth

i hope its at least rootable on verizon…. thats the only thing thatll make me consider picking up this phone…. that applies to the m9 as well.

CabbageHeadCat.

I look at the new edge, hoping its both sides of the screen, wondering what Google Now launcher would look like on it. Black bars on either side?

Jprime

Looks good! As long as there is no lag I’m in!

Total Faith

Yep! Me too 😛 You know the price? I know it.

Ivo Shandor

Boy do I love my Moto X more every day…

Zach Galifianexus

Same here except I have a Nexus 6. Same design though

Apocalypticaly

I’m reminded of Jeff Goldblum’s line in Jurassic park “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should”

213ninja

except a zero edge bezel is something people have been crying about for years. now they put one in front of us and these same clowns are dissing the hell out of it because it’s samsung.

also, these edges aren’t going to bite someones face off and don’t threaten humanity, so i’m not seeing the parallel to JP.

Bruce

Those clowns are like vampires. They are always thirsty for more product dissing no matter what.

Adrynalyne

Those clowns asking for it never considered the consequences of it.

Smply_Rckless

If I ever decide to come back to android, this would be my first choice. Phone looks really nice.

John

Not moto = “jank” on this site

Adrynalyne

Using touchwiz = jank on this site, and every other one out there.

213ninja

i’ve kind of thought all along that the dual edges were just a design thing, so that the display is truly 0 [side] bezels. not so much a gimmicky ticker or extra panel of info like the note edge. and, if that’s truly what it is…..i like the looks of it thus far.

that being said, it makes me wonder why they bothered making two of them…

taz89

That’s what I thought originally that there was just one s6 and Samsung were using the wrap around screen to give the s6 that bezel less design. Now seeing that’s what it looks like with the s6 edge I don’t get the 2 device option especially if there’s not enough edge screen to give it functionalities like the note edge and it’s there for design purpose really.

reyalP

Not much for Samsung phones, but the edge looks interesting. Just not really sure what the purpose of the edge is for. Not sure if its just for show or will the edges have a real use besides a ruler or scrolling info.

CoronaDoug

Do any of these manufacturers have something new? Underwhelmed.

Gary Hicks

Everything about this phone is new.

MaxPower27

To summarize all of these posts: if you’re still on board with Samsung phones, you’ll like the design. If you’re already predisposed to hate anything Samsung (like a significant number of these commenters), nothing will change your mind.

So “basically the same” is equivalent to “worse” by your standards. Interesting.

213ninja

you look worse.

mcdonsco

I’ll sum it up for everyone:

Looks like a Samsung phone.

Gary Hicks

It looks nothing like previous Galaxy devices.

mcdonsco

It looks EXACTLY like every other Samsung galaxy device.

Only difference I see is the glass back, kudo’s for that, but a material change to the back doesn’t change the entire look of the phone.

Only the edge version looks different and only for the obvious reasons, but even the face of that one still looks EXACTLY like every other galaxy.

Bruce

Every iPhone looks like other iPhones

mcdonsco

Point? Or just trolling?

213ninja

the same could be said about your original comment.

Hothfox

The front of it looks to me like it’s basically the same. They change up the back and sides almost every year, I think.

Gary Hicks

Back, sides, top, bottom, camera shape, heart rate sensor. Everything about this phone is different EXCEPT the front. Therefore, the overall design of the phone is nothing like previous Galaxy devices.

mcdonsco

Keep telling yourself that

213ninja

it IS a Samsung phone. were you expecting something else?

mcdonsco

Yes, to not yawn when I first see it.

213ninja

might want to stop looking at Sammy phones then. no one is innovating that much anymore if you haven’t noticed. i think the last 10 years have spoiled many…

those wrap-around zero side bezel edges are cool looking to me. i didn’t expect to be wowed, but it’s something different that others are not doing. you never know until you hold it, you might just like it.

mcdonsco

Good luck holding it

213ninja

that’s fair but i’ll be keeping my mind open until i actually do hold it.

schoat333

No thanks. That curved screen looks horrible, and useless.

Gary Hicks

To you.

Bruce

Then it’s not for you. Stick with non-edge version

Nicker Please

Yeah, let’s keep making the same design over and over and over. Samsung and HTC are snoozers

Even though the Moto X got praised in this site. I got to say that although similar their design for the X 2014 went a step backwards.

Daniel Walsh

The Moto X is so overrated

Gary Hicks

Thank God someone else around here finally said it.

Daniel Walsh

I can’t stand it when so many websites call it the best Android phone of the year. That’s just ridiculous. Their are so many better Android phones out there.

Gary Hicks

Exactly. I had the Moto X for less than a week and wanted to smash it.

Daniel Walsh

I’ve always thought it has been overrated. Android sites love it because it’s Moto and it runs a clean ui(basically stock).

Daniel Walsh

What’s your current phone?

Gary Hicks

IPhone 5 lol. Been an Android developer for years though.

Daniel Walsh

Seriously lol. Come on man. So disappointed.

Gary Hicks

Yep, recently switched from the Nexus 5. Still an Android fanboy, just testing the “competition.”

Daniel Walsh

Oh okay. Just making sure lol.

Daniel Walsh

Well, what Android phones are you interested in getting?

Gary Hicks

S6 lol. Possibly the G4 as well because I believe LG is a silent killer. They don’t need to hype up their phones as much as the other OEMs, their devices speak for themselves. Best Android device I’ve had in the last 4 years was without a doubt the LG G2. AMazing phone!

Daniel Walsh

Lol. I will never buy a Samsung ever. Well you did forget the phone you should be getting. Also you don’t have to go next gen for a new Android phone. LG isn’t that good. Just look at the G Flex 2 and their horrible skin. Their phones don’t have the best build quality either, but they do look nice though.

Gary Hicks

I love Samsung devices. Each OEM has something the others don’t. Which device SHOULD I be getting? Lol

Daniel Walsh

The Z4. Sony quietly makes the best phone available, the Z3. I really wish Android enthusiasts would stop being blind by the amazing Sony. Well, at least some people know how amazing the Z3 is.

Gary Hicks

Sony devices have a horrible UI and almost always have subpar battery life. Not to mention ugly designs. That’s why I steer clear of Sony.

Daniel Walsh

What are you saying? Sony has a clean and fast ui, beautiful designs, and the Z3 has amazing battery life. Have you been living under a rock?

Daniel Walsh

I just don’t get that lol.

Gary Hicks

Build quality is overrated, it’s going in a ballistic case anyway. I agree the G Flex line is a bad move but the G3 is a powerhouse. I’m sticking with Sammy or LG because I don’t like HTC or Moto. Hell I might even get an iPhone 7 lmao.

alberteezy

I do agree. The design wasn’t that nice and it has a horrible camera. On the software department though it is really good.

Daniel Walsh

Don’t forget the sub par battery life, but all of that is forgotten because it runs stock. Ridiculous.

Gary Hicks

And it wasn’t even stock, it was close, but still not stock.

Daniel Walsh

Well, it’s basically stock. What else could I call it lol?

alberteezy

Nothing wrong with that. I actually like that. The reason why I got the Moto X 2013 was for the active display and moto assist features.

Daniel Walsh

True.

alberteezy

Yes my bad I knew there was another point missing. Lol

Bruce

Just like Samsung cannot do much with their TW, Moto can never make their camera peform like iPhone or Galaxy.

alberteezy

Sadly thats true if they don’t improve their camera or battery life I am not buying another Moto. Thats why I was hoping one of these OEMs would interest me. HTC’s skin was the only one I could deal with, but it seems like they just added more crap to their skin as well. Maybe if they made these into GPE devices.

Daniel Walsh

Well the Nexus 6 has a good camera. Also Sony’s ui is awesome and so very clean.

alberteezy

Thats true, the only thing the Nexus 6 was a tad to big. Its still very nice though!! 😀 Hopefully Moto improves even from that camera! I havn’t messed with Sony phones too much, but there pretty solid. I thought I heard Sony isn’t not doing so good? (money wise atleast)

You sound so sure and positive. Man, no, it wont change a lot. Look at the pics AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mo posted… the Edge is lining up to be that thing up there.

Franklin Ramsey

I don’t understand that need to put glass on the back! Just stop it already. Glass on the back just means the back can shatter like the front. When will these designers learn?

dcdttu

I’ve never seen so many phones released (since the Nexus 6) that I just don’t want. Sticking with my Nexus 5. SIGH.

(I do miss AMOLED, though!)

Jprime

I agree nexus 5 was the pinacalle of android design to me, everything else is a step backward.

Matt Gondek

The edge screen idea has always seemed gimmicky to me, though I never picked up the Note Edge to test it. But I have to say, the edge is appealing in the sense that is gives some semblance of originality

paul_cus

If that’s the S6 Edge, it looks really nice.

shelooga

without seeing them side to side or in action, it looks like the edges are really just to eliminate/hide the bezel, which seems useless. id rather a black tiny edge than an illuminated one. it reminds me (if it is what i think/non-functional) of those tvs that would project a color around them during certain shows and movies. ie, useless

teebone

If anyone thinks the Samsung was just going to redesign the whole phone to look totally different then you are a bunch of tards! Look at the HTC M9 that’s coming out, their design is just as plain as their previous versions M7 and so on. They are not going to change the whole design of the phone. What I am liking is the different build quality, the phone design itself will be similar to the previous S series phones with a tad bit different variation in the sides like the S6 edge with basically no border on the edges of the phone. I think that looks awesome so I’ll be going with that. Metal and glass for the build quality, exynos processor along with a super amoled with quad hd screen, I’m liking all of that so far. I’m glad we’re getting Samsung’s processor vs the same snapdragon that the US always gets. Sounds like their exynos is a cooler running, energy efficient beast of a processor according to what I’ve read. Also if the camera is anything like the Note 4 which beats the iPhone 6 and even a DSLR according to a post I saw on here, then that adds to the appeal, along with a possibly of a 5 megapixle front facing camera. I’m excited for Sunday!!!

Hothfox

You make a good point about sticking to the same basic design. Motorola, HTC, and Samsung all stick to the same basic design concepts for their flagships. The Moto Droid series looks basically the same, Moto X, G, and E all look about the same. When a company finds a design that works well, they typically don’t spend even more capital to totally redesign it next year for basically no reason. HTC has no reason to change their “M series” look, and Samsung has no reason to change their Galaxy design.

RiceCake

Yeah I can’t wait to see the camera. That’s a huge selling point for me. I don’t like how it sticks out though. Has anyone ever found a solid reason why? Other than to slim the size down?

Bender McLugh

active stabilization most likely

Bob G

I like the curve edges to make it have no side bezels!

Back reminds me of Nexus 4.

Turb0wned

Sony make your (possible) last phone amazing please! Its ether Sony or G4 for me if not, its back to the iPhone 6 plus.

I need a great screen, great battery life, great camera and smooth. All which the iPhone 6 plus has but running iOS.

Daniel Walsh

The Z4 is going to be amazing and is definitely going to be my next phone.

paul_cus

Don’t worry, Sony is going to come correct this year.

Paul Hansen

They’ve all but announced that they’re winding down their mobile arm. Looking to sell it or if they have to they’ll partner with someone who doesn’t want to buy it outright so they can share responsibility. I’m also hoping for them to go out with a bang.

paul_cus

Yeah, I’ve heard all the doom and gloom. I just believe the Z4 line is going to be a grand swan song if in fact the doors are really closing.

Justin Fosco

I’ll just wait for the note 5 around oct/nov.

hkklife

Same here.

droidiac13

I’ve really enjoyed the Note 4. I’ve had the S5 and G3, but never found myself wanting to keep either. With the Note 4, there’s nothing I see that will cause me to switch. I have been pleasantly surprised.

It’s a little big for me, but I manage. I’m not sure I could go without the S-pen now that I’ve had it. I use it a lot more than I thought I would.

alberteezy

Umm not much different of a design. If they do use better materials I guess thats a start. M9 still looks cleaner IMO.

jerflash

The phone game this year is looking dismal…the 810 looks to be having issues, the M9 is just a rehash with a better camera, the G Flex 2 is all gimmicks and lag, the S6 is not doing anything really different and copying apple hard, Learning that sony may be out of the phone game and z4 is coming late… The only thing that may be good is the lg g4 which may have the snapdragon 820 if we are lucky since it is coming later in the year

hkklife

Agreed 100x. What a dismal year so far. No decent Android tablets anywhere. M9 is same ol’, same ol’. G-Flex 2 falls short of last year’s G3 on pixels, steps down in screen size from the OG Flex and is generally underwhelming. S6 has no expandable storage, fixed battery with minimal capacity, and still has TW. I agree that Sony might pull the plug on their whole phone & tablet division if the Z4 line isn’t a smash hit. LG is our only hope for the G4 later this year–and I still question their support/update policies! Note 5 might be our savior later this year if it builds more on the Note 4 instead of subtracting features like the GS6 .

Daniel Walsh

G3 will come out in May most likely. It will definitely have the Snapdragon 810.

Defenestratus

Those Lenovo Vibe’s look pretty nice…

Daniel Walsh

Not impressed by the design at all. Better build quality materials though.

Adrynalyne

I’ll judge that when I have it in hand. No image is accurate enough for me to determine build quality.

Adrynalyne

Glass backs are idiotic.

Daniel Walsh

If not done right.

Adrynalyne

Not doing it right is using glass backs, period. So I agree.

hyperbeatser

also, if they’re glass back…have they learned nothing from the Iphone 4 and Nexus 4 and whatever other stupidly designed phones had glass backs

SuperDoge

Xperia Z3 > any phone nowadays.

Adrynalyne

No. Oh and don’t put it in a chlorine pool.

Daniel Walsh

What’s the best phone according to you? Lol.

Adrynalyne

It doesn’t really matter because I know my opinion will not be a blanket response for everyone.It is retarded to claim any one phone as king and state it as fact.

Daniel Walsh

Z3 is definitely the best phone currently available.

Octotron

Ya… so long Note 4.. this is happening.

delrayser

I’m not sure that’s glass on the back, the photos from yesterday’s post make it look like there’s some sort of plastic protective wrap that is to be peeled off, and underneath is a matte material.

JSo

Glass on a device that big would be a bad idea. So many people would be walking around with cracks on the back. I would think OEMs have learned a lesson from the iPhone and the Nexus 4

fauxshizzl

Only about 8 hours behind every other tech site, you guys are getting a little faster!

Tyler Durden

So they should get up at 2-7 am just to report news? Let them sleep

fauxshizzl

All the other sites seem to be able to do it. Writers work in shifts. You know, like any other job. It is not difficult.

Before seeing this and only going off the S6 teasers, I was thinking if the M9 looks just like the M8, at least I’d have the S6 to fall back on. This doesn’t look completely redesigned for the better though, and makes the M8.1 look fantastic.

The camera is hideous. I’m a huge fan of flushed buttons and cam. But for me, Samsung needs to work more than just looks to impress me. I hate how TouchWiz looks. It seems they are just bragging that they also use metal and glass, but sadly didn’t implement it in a nice design. Will it feel more premium, yes, but it’s a bland and boring design.

RiceCake

Well sadly if the m9 photos are correct then it will also have a raised camera. I would rather an OEM just sacrifice that thin little bit and make it flush.

I kind of like the s6. But the prices would be probably the deal breaker with me. And tests on the software.

213ninja

“the camera is hideous”????? lmao i can’t read past that.

TylerCameron

The M9 is looking more like the M8S

AUSTEEEZZZ

Been on my Moto Droid kick since 09′. Still love my Turbo. However, this has me turning my head. Lose that Touchwiz and it’s almost like an N4/S6

hyperbeatser

so if the screen’s just curved for curved sake…content will be displaying on it….ie. off the edges?

Colin Huber

I have to say, the edge looks pretty slick. Battery life will be huge.

Ray

Looks like LG is the last OEM sticking to removable batteries so that’s who I will be sticking with.

fauxshizzl

Why not just get a phone with a battery that can easily last all day?

Ray

I’m a power user I use my phone all day it’s my car entertainment office entertainment and home entertainment. I’ve been swapping batteries since OGD days and haven’t owned a phone without removable batteries since (besides my iPhone but it’s for business).

fauxshizzl

I am not sure if you are a Verizon user, but I would look into getting a Droid Turbo or something with a large battery. Battery life was my top concern until I got a phone that could easily handle a full day of use.

Ray

I use to be on Verizon but I live in Dubai now so paying $75 for 10GB a month. My G3 is OK but I would be happier with more battery life.

Very unlikely it’s a non-swipe fps. Apple owns that tech and it’s very non-trivial to do it well.

taz89

Not true, apple owns one way of doing it. Huawei and meziu have there own non swipe touch sensor and is actually better in some ways, example with the Huawei it can work without even waking the phone up 1st.Huawei Ascend Mate 7 – Fingerprint Sensor Review (4K): http://youtu.be/elncb0Q4E_U

Travis Erickson

After the failure of the S5, lets go with the same look but make it easier to shatter by putting glass on the back…. Seems legit.

Gary Hicks

Not even close to the “same look.”

Travis Erickson

Fatter home button, glass back with a 90 degree rotate to the right heart rate monitor. “Same look” different materials.

Gary Hicks

Again, everything about this design is different except the front. Hardly constitutes a comment that it’s “EXACTLY THE SAME.”

Travis Erickson

funny how you put quotes around “exactly” when no where in two posts was it included

Gary Hicks

Look through the comments genius. Funny how you try to call people out on mistakes yet you are probably the most trolling person here.

JD

You’re getting awfully angry about a phone. Calm down! Besides, who cares what these revised Galaxy S5’s looks like., I’m just eager to see the new Galaxy S6 be unveiled already!

Ryan

“Lets copy Apple again.”

Gary Hicks

Only the bottom resembles an iPhone. Have you not seen an iPhone? The bottom, that’s all, not the entire phone.

blanco112

He could be referring to the glass which was a prominent feature in old iphones. I can’t wait for all the “Galaxy S6= Iphone 4” memes to show up.

Ryan

The camera bump all of a sudden? Samsung hasn’t learned a thing and never will. Look I love android, but Samsung has bastardized android OS and the branding of Android with their antics. I don’t approve.

Travis Erickson

Except they already moved on to a metal back, some day they will learn.

“Same look?” I don’t think your eyes are functioning properly. This looks nothing like the S5 other than the fact that they’re both smartphones with cameras and physical home buttons.

mcdonsco

It looks EXACTLY like every other galaxy device…you’re blind.

MaxPower27

It looks like a Galaxy device because Samsung has a very well-established design language. Believe it or not, there can be substantial design variations while keeping the overall appearance somewhat similar. This is significantly different from the S5 for a variety of reasons.

Harvard J. Nasty, Esq.

Samsung’s smartphone design language must be Pig Latin.

MaxPower27

I certainly can’t compete with such clever wordplay.

mcdonsco

I think 4+ years running now is enough for this design language…its time for Samsung to change things up a bit.

MaxPower27

You really think this phone looks like a Galaxy S from 2010? Whatever you say, champ.

mcdonsco

Remove all the branding and set an s3 and s6 in a lineup with an m8, n6, iPhone, xperia, g3 etc and ask ANYONE if two of the phones are made by the same company and even blind people will pick out the s3 and s6.

MaxPower27

Yes; like any other major smartphone OEM, they have their own design language. Within that design language, significant variations are possible. I never said there’s no resemblance at all to their older phones. There ARE significant changes though.

mcdonsco

Name another OEM (besides Apple) where the same would be true of phones they made 4 years apart from one another…just one.

MaxPower27

I would argue that the original HTC Desire and the M9 are both easily identifiable as having been made by the same company, and also that the amount of difference between those two devices is roughly equivalent to the differences between the original Galaxy S and the S6 design we’re seeing here.

Looks, you don’t like this phone. I get it. We all have different aesthetic tastes. I still think TouchWiz is super fugly and represents a much, much more significant issue with this phone than any aesthetic quibbles that we may have (at least if these leaked photos turn out to be accurate).

mcdonsco

Woe you think the original desire looks like the m9? Only resemblance I see is they are both bar form factors.

jhouk

You are exactly right, but therein lies the problem for the Android enthusiast. Samsung and Apple have gone the route of Product Differentiation. With your same scenario above, if you asked if anybody could even name another smartphone on that table people would instantly identify the iPhone; and then maybe a handful could recognize the front facing speakers on the M8… and that might be about it. Samsung (and Apple) is sticking with a similar design to keep that differentiation so when a customer walks into a store, from across the room they can spot the S3/4/5/6 (and the iPhone 3/4/5/6). The reason Samsung gets so much hate is because they have made a turn towards catering to the masses (with success) instead of trying to wow the enthusiasts. With the S6 they are trying to walk the fence with the premium material build along side the same old Samsung front. But hard feelings run pretty deep. Not promoting Samsung over any other great phones… just examining an interesting dynamic you are touching on.

mcdonsco

Na, I recognize that…of course. But at some point, change it up…thats all I’m saying.

rutgersjaffo

Who cares? You don’t buy the product anyway. So really, why hang around to be a d-bag and crap on what millions of other people clearly enjoy? it’s called design branding and it happens to work.

JD_26

actually the z1 z2 and z3 look alike …. so do the g2 and g3 … so do the m7 m8 m9

I don’t see what’s wrong with making changes within their existing design language. For some perspective, I owned the S5 and hated it because of the cheap plastic feel and tacky chrome edges (among other reasons). I’m very interested in the S6 though, because it does away with both of those complaints. You can poo-poo their changes with the S6 all you want, but seemingly small changes (although, honestly, the material choices are not a small change) can make a big difference.

alberteezy

Do people really prefer the headphone jacks at the bottom? I still don’t undertsand why its better.

Jon D.

i could care less but most like it because when you are holding your phone and slid it into your pocket you always slide the top in first and if you have headphones on the cord doesn’t get all jacked

alberteezy

Hmph I must be different because most of the time I put my phone with the bottom first lol

Travis Erickson

I personally use bluetooth so it doesnt really matter for me, but when I do use something with a cord I prefer it on the bottom because when I place the phone in my pocket it always goes in head first. In that instance I prefer it on the bottom.

Jon D.

kinda looks like they did

sc0rch3d

wasn’t there a lot of uproar about how the N4 was designed with glass (can’t remember exactly) ?

SeanPlunk

LOL at all the hate on this phone. People just love to bitch.

To clarify:
-People complained the GS5 wasn’t premium, the GS6 is made of metal and glass. Sure the design looks like the iPhone 6 and Xperia Z had a drunken one night stand, but it’s still a huge improvement over the GS5.
-Nobody liked the swipe fingerprint scanner, so they moved to a fixed solution.
-The screen will probably be the best of any smartphone.
-The camera will also probably be the best, or near best of any Android smartphone.
-People hate TW (rightfully so) and it sounds like they slimmed it down.

My note 4 would “jank” and freeze on google maps while my wife’s iPhone 6 never had any issues. It does suck that flagship Android devices from Samsung can’t do standard google apps without being a piece of crap.

Brandon Nesky

They never planned on ditching Touchwiz, but they did reduce it. Most of the extra Samsung apps shouldn’t come pre installed

To be fair the Note 4 did a better job with Google apps than the Nexus 6 from a benchmark standpoint… Also iPoops only run apps designed for one operating system when apps on Android have to work on multiple versions of Android along with multiple different phones with multiple different specs.

xFrozenMANGO

do i see a speaker grill at the bottom?!?!

Tyler Durden

That’s how the identify each device sent out I believe. Speaker is on bottom by charging port

Tyler Durden

I like the edge screen, but I will say, that black outline will get a bit annoying.

Colin Huber

I like it too, but you’re right. It sort of reminds me of HTC’s M series, but less terrible to look at.

No the blog sites are the ones hyping the crap out of this phone, they’ve been on it since after the S5. Every rumor, every hint they just blow out of proportion and hype expectations up way to high and they are always wrong

Jon D.

samsung has never been caught hiring people to post info on their phones……

Black cars are sleek but boy do they hide the lines and definition of a vehicle. My next will be white, sliver, or maybe red

Jon George

Crazy! I had a white, sexy ass Note 4 then sold it and grabbed a Note 4 Dev Edition that only comes in black(charcoal)… The white Note 4 looks way better than the black one. To be honest I was hoping that the S6 was gonna look like a slightly smaller Note 4 minus that horrible “2D” glass which is a poor choice.